Saarani Mohamad

Saarani bin Mohamad (born 14 March 1962) is a Malaysian politician and teacher who has served as 14th Menteri Besar of Perak since December 2020 and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kota Tampan since March 2004. He served as Member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administrations under former Menteris Besar Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali and Zambry Abdul Kadir from March 2004 to the collapse of the BN state administration in March 2008 and from February 2009 to another collapse in May 2018 and again in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under former Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu briefly from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in December 2020, Leader of the Opposition of Perak from August 2018 to March 2020 as well as the MLA for Lenggong from November 1999 to March 2004. He is a member of the Supreme Council and Division Chief of Lenggong of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He is also the State Chairman of BN and UMNO of Perak.[1]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Mohamad is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Saarani. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.
Yang Amat Berhormat Dato' Seri
Saarani Mohamad
SPMP DPCM AMN AMP PJK MLA
14th Menteri Besar of Perak
Assumed office
10 December 2020
MonarchNazrin Shah
Preceded byAhmad Faizal Azumu
ConstituencyKota Tampan
Leader of the Opposition of Perak
In office
1 August 2018 – 13 March 2020
MonarchNazrin Shah
Menteri BesarAhmad Faizal Azumu
Preceded byZambry Abdul Kadir
Succeeded byAbdul Aziz Bari
ConstituencyKota Tampan
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for Kota Tampan
Assumed office
21 March 2004
Preceded byPosition established
Majority2,677 (2004)
2,335 (2008)
1,844 (2013)
2,302 (2018)
1,237 (2022)
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for Lenggong
In office
29 November 1999 – 21 March 2004
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Majority2,411 (1999)
Exco roles (Perak)
2004–2006Chairman of the Rural Development
2006–2008Chairman of the Information, Rural Development, Plantation Industries and Commodities
2008–2013Chairman of the Rural Development, Poverty Eradication, Plantations and Welfare
2013–2016Chairman of the Rural Development, Plantations, Agriculture, Housing and Local Government
2016–2018Chairman of the Rural Development, Agriculture, Plantations, Information and Human Capital Development
2020Chairman of the Rural Development, Entrepreneur, Co-operatives and Consumer Affairs
Personal details
Born (1962-03-14) 14 March 1962
Lenggong, Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(aligned:2020–2022)
Muafakat Nasional (MN)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(aligned:since 2022)
Alma materUniversity of Technology, Malaysia
Open University Malaysia
OccupationPolitician, teacher

Election results
Perak State Legislative Assembly[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Year Constituency Candidate Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
1999 N16 Lenggong Saarani Mohamad (UMNO) 6,427 59.95% Azizan Mohd Desa (PAS) 3,986 37.18% 10,720 2,441 63.52%
2004 N04 Kota Tampan Saarani Mohamad (UMNO) 5,071 67.93% Hamzah Mohd Zain (keADILan) 2,394 32.07% 7,608 2,677 69.31%
2008 Saarani Mohamad (UMNO) 4,963 65.38% Hamzah Mohd Zain (PKR) 2,628 34.62% 7,761 2,335 73.12%
2013 Saarani Mohamad (UMNO) 5,893 59.27% Zahrul Nizam Abdul Majid (PKR) 4,049 40.73% 16,588 1,844 87.00%
2018 Saarani Mohamad (UMNO) 5,183 52.36% Muhammad Rif'aat Razman (PAS) 2,881 29.11% 10,097 2,302 79.00%
Noor Hasnida Mohd Hashim (BERSATU) 1,834 18.53%
2022 Saarani Mohamad (UMNO) 5,468 48.24% Jamil Yahya (PAS) 4,231 37.32% 11,336 1,237 73.83%
Mohd Sabri Abdul Manaf (AMANAH) 1,637 14.44%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References
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  2. "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2010. Percentage figures are calculated based on total turnout.
  3. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
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  6. "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  7. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  8. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE – 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  9. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  10. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang Dan Pingat Tahun 2002" (PDF). www.istiadat.gov.my. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  11. "CARIAN REKOD PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN/PINGAT NEGERI PERAK DARUL RIDZUAN". pingat.perak.gov.my. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  12. "Saarani leads 192 award recipients in conjunction with Sultan Nazrin's birthday". New Straits Times. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
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